Wind electricity generation — all countries

Wind electricity generation — United States

Wind electricity generation in the United States in 2025 — 464.39 TWh. Ranked 2 in the world out of 89. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 8,207.5%.

2025 464.39 TWh +2.76% vs 2024
World rank 2of 89
Period maximum 464.39 TWh2025
Period minimum 5.59 TWh2000

Trend over time

2000–2025 · terawatt-hours

Wind electricity generation — United States, 2000–202502004006002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 5.59 TWh2001: 6.74 TWh2002: 10.35 TWh2003: 11.19 TWh2004: 14.14 TWh2005: 17.81 TWh2006: 26.59 TWh2007: 34.45 TWh2008: 55.36 TWh2009: 73.89 TWh2010: 94.65 TWh2011: 120.18 TWh2012: 140.82 TWh2013: 167.84 TWh2014: 181.65 TWh2015: 190.72 TWh2016: 226.99 TWh2017: 254.3 TWh2018: 272.67 TWh2019: 295.88 TWh2020: 337.94 TWh2021: 378.2 TWh2022: 434.3 TWh2023: 421.14 TWh2024: 451.9 TWh2025: 464.39 TWh
Change over the period: +458.8 (+8,207.51%) Average annual rate: 19.34 %
Wind electricity generation — United States, by year United States All countries CSV XLSX
Year TWh Change Change, %
2025 464.39 +12.49 +2.76%
2024 451.9 +30.76 +7.3%
2023 421.14 −13.16 −3.03%
2022 434.3 +56.1 +14.83%
2021 378.2 +40.26 +11.91%
2020 337.94 +42.06 +14.22%
2019 295.88 +23.21 +8.51%
2018 272.67 +18.37 +7.22%
2017 254.3 +27.31 +12.03%
2016 226.99 +36.27 +19.02%
2015 190.72 +9.07 +4.99%
2014 181.65 +13.81 +8.23%
2013 167.84 +27.02 +19.19%
2012 140.82 +20.64 +17.17%
2011 120.18 +25.53 +26.97%
2010 94.65 +20.76 +28.1%
2009 73.89 +18.53 +33.47%
2008 55.36 +20.91 +60.7%
2007 34.45 +7.86 +29.56%
2006 26.59 +8.78 +49.3%
2005 17.81 +3.67 +25.95%
2004 14.14 +2.95 +26.36%
2003 11.19 +0.84 +8.12%
2002 10.35 +3.61 +53.56%
2001 6.74 +1.15 +20.57%
2000 5.59

Northern America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

US United States 464.39 CA Canada 51.48

About the indicator

Electricity generated by wind farms over the year, in terawatt-hours. As with solar, the absolute figure and the share diverge: countries with large power systems come first on generation, small ones with favorable geography on share. Wind generation swings from year to year with how windy it was, and swings of ten percent with an unchanged fleet of turbines are normal here — that is a property of the resource, not a data error.

Important: Generation, not capacity: the capacity factor of onshore wind is about 30%, and higher offshore. The series starts in 2000.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.